Dump-car.



No. 676,478. Patented June |a, 190|. F. STARKEY.

DUMP CAB.

{Applcation led Mar. 22, 1.901.)

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l ATENT JOHN W. BRANT,

OF SAME PLACE.

DUMP-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,478, dated Jene 18, 1901.

Application iiled March 22, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANK STARKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irondale, in the county of Jefferson and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Dump-Car, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in cars, and more particularly to the class of dumping-cars in which the body is tilted for the purpose of discharging the contents.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide an improved form of endgate which when in closed position is held rigidly against movement and is adapted to be disengaged from the body and suspended when the car is tilted, so that the contents may readily discharge.

A further object is to improve the construction of the car-body so that it will be stable and rigidly braced to withstand the strains and rough usage to which it is subjected.

In thefollowing specification the preferred form of construction and the operation thereof is fully described, and this construction is also shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved car. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same when tilted. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-section. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the rear end of the I car, and Fig. 6 is a detail section taken on the line a; of Fig. 3.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

The car-body, as shown, is ofthe usual form and comprises a bottom 10, flaring sides 11, a fixed rear end 12, and a removable end-gate 13. This body is suitably supported on wheels 14, which are arranged to run on tracks, as 15. The bottom and sides are rigidly braced by means of metallic bars 16, 17 and 18,which extend transversely across the outer face of the sides and under the bottom, being secured in place by suitable bolts 19. The braces 16 site ends of the body, and the remaining one, 17, is situated at an intermediate point. In

order to hold the rear end-board 12 in place,

Serial No. 52,357. (No model.)

a tie-brace 2O is secured along its upper edge and has its ends bent about and overlapping the brace 1S, to which it is bolted. By this arrangement the brace 20 serves the double purpose of holding the end-board 12 in place and preventing the spreading of the sides. Vertical angle-brackets 21 are secured at their upper ends to the tie-brace 2O and have their lower arms 22 seated in the bottom 10. Bolts 23, passing through the bottom, connect the brace 18 and said arms 22. It will therefore be seen that this end is incased in a metallic frame, which greatly strengthens the body. The opposite end of the car is providedwith the removable end-gate 13, which is hinged to the car by means of the links 24, that are secured in the following manner: A bracerod 25 extends along the upper edge of the gate 13 and has its ends projecting beyond the edges thereof and rounded to form the pintles 26. The intermediate brace-bar 17 has its ends extended above the upper edges of the body and perforated to form the hingeears 27. The links 24: are each provided at one end with an eye 28, which receives one of the pintles 26. The opposite ends of the links are bifurcated to straddle the ears 27 and are provided with perforations that alinewith the perfor-ations of said ears and receive the pivot-pins 29. By this means the endgate is pivoted at its upper edge to the links, and the links vare pivoted to the car-body. The ends of the brace bar 16 also project above the upper edges of the body and have notches 30, which receive the projecting ends of the bar 25, so that not only are the hingeeyes and the links relieved from the outward pressure of the contents of the body, but the sides are braced against outward strain by the interlocking of the ends of the bar 25 and the brace 16. A depending pin 31, secured to the lower edge of the end-gate, is arranged to engage in an eye 32, secured to the bottom 10, and thus holds the lower edge against displacement. Sutable strengthening-straps 33 may be secured transversely across the endgate.

This car, as shown, is designed to be tilted in order to discharge its contents, and means are provided for removing and holding the end-gate in inoperative position. For this IOS) purpose a bail 34 is secured to and projects above the upper edge of the gate, and suitably-supported depending hooks 35 are placed above the track at the point at which the car is to be dumped and are arranged to engage the bail, as clearly shown in Fig. l. Upon raising the rear end of the car the forward end will be consequently lowered, while the gate will maintain a 'iiXed position with relation to the tracks, and will therefore be displaced from the end of the body. The contents will thus have a free discharge passageway beneath -the suspended end-gate, and

should any portion come in contact with the lower edge thereof because of the pivotal connection said end -gate will be free to swing, 'and thus prevent any stoppage 'or choking. Upon returning the body to its normal 1position the Aend-gate will drop back to itsl'ocked position.

The'bottom 10 of the car is preferably flat and has an intermediate longitudinal depressed portion 36, formed by making the central board thinner than the outer boards. The vvdraw-bar 37 is secured longitudinally within this depressed portion and has its ends projecting beyondthe ends of the body and .provided with the usual Vopenings 3S, in which thecoupling devices 'are secured.

.By the above construction it will be seen that a dumping-car is provided which is strong'and durable and that has its sides, bottom, and `ends rigidly braced. Furthermore,=the vend-gate is removable and when in operative'position is not only securely locked, but also serves as a brace to hold the sides against spreading. y

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantagesof the rherein-described dump-car will be'readily apparent to those skilled in the art without `further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of `construction lmay be resorted to without departing from the lprinciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

'Having thus described the invention, what is-claimed as new, and desired to be secured byLetters Patent, is-

l. lIn a-dump-car, the combination with the body,of a removable gate movably secured 4tofthe body, fsaid vgate when in position having 4a detachable `interlocking engagement Wit-hthe opposing walls of the body to hold said walls against outward movement, said gate vdi-sengaging the opposing walls of the Vbody `When opened.

2. In a dump-car, the combination with the body, of a' removable gate, links pivotally atytached'to the body and pivotally connected to A,the gate, and a separable interlocking connection between the gate and the body contiguous to the connection between the gate andthe links.

3. In a dump-car, the combination with the body, of a removable gate,'links pivotally at- -with projecting portions which have a detachable `interlocking engagement with the braces when the end-gate is in operative p0- sition.`

5. In a dump-car, the combination with the bodyvhaving a bottom and side walls, of a brace extending'transverselyacross the bottom and side walls andhaving notched ends which project abovesaid side walls,a removable end-gate, links secured to thegate and having a pivotal connection with the carbody, said gate being provided with a longitudinally-disposed brace, the ends of which project beyond the ends of the gate `and detachably engage in the notches of the bodybrace when said gate is in operative position.

6. In a dump-car, the combination withthe body havingabottom and side walls, of braces extending transversely across the bottom and side walls and having ends which project above said side walls, the projecting ends of one brace being notched, and those of the other having hinge-eyes,- a removable endgate arranged to close one end of the body and provided with a longitu'dinally-'disposed brace having projecting ends which engage in the notches of said body-brace, and links pivotally connected to the eyes of the other body-brace at one end and having a pivotal engagement at their other ends with th'eprojecting ends of the gate-brace.

7. In a car, the combination with the body having sides, bottom and end,of abody-brace surrounding said sides and bottom contiguous to the end, and a tie-brace extending longitudinally of said end and having its ends secured to the body-brace at the sidesthereof.-

8. In a car, the combination with the body having sides, bottom and end,of abody-brace surrounding said sides and bottom contiguous to the end, a tie-brace extending longitudinally of said end and havingits endssecured to the brace at the sides thereof, transverse braces secured to said longitudinal end brace and having their lower ends oiset and located adjacent to the car-bottom, and means connecting the body-brace and said offset ends of the transverse braces.

9. In a dump-car, the combination with the body having a bottom-and side walls,-of'bra`ces extending transversely acrossfthe bottomand side walls and having ends which project above said side walls, the projectingends of one brace being notched, and those of the other having vhinged eyes,'a removable endgate arranged to close vone end of the body IOO IIO

and provided at its upper edge withV a longitudinally-disposed brace having projecting ends which engage in the notches of said body-p the bottom of the body When the gate is in 1o operative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as brace, links pivotally connected to the eyes my own I have hereto aiixed my signature in of the other body-brace at one end and having pivotal engagement at their other ends with the projecting ends of the gate-brace, and a depending pin located at the lower edge of the end-gate and engaging an eye in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK STARKEY. Vitnesses:

JAMES E. PAISLEY, DANIEL McINTosH. 

